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Eaton fire: No misconduct, delay in evacuation notices to west Altadena, report says
An independent investigation by Citygate Associates, LLC into the timing of evacuation warnings sent to west Altadena residents during the Eaton fire concluded there was no misconduct or bias on…
Sunny Hills freshman golfer Jansen Baek wins CIF-SS Central regional title
Baek edges Mater Dei's Brayden Jones by one stroke to emerge as a contender at Thursday's CIF-SS individual finals in Oxnard.
Lake Tahoe boat tragedy: Victims chose not to put on life jackets as water began to fill vessel
Only two of 10 onboard survived. Their final desperate minutes are detailed in the police report.
As enrollment falls, old schools find new life as apartments
The 74 reports that old schools in Atlanta are being converted to apartments as enrollment declines, revitalizing neighborhoods and reducing crime.
Jury rules against Elon Musk in his feud with OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
A federal jury has sided with OpenAI and its top executives in a feud with Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to guide artificial…
A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate
A ship carrying humanitarian aid from Mexico and Uruguay has arrived in Havana to help ease Cuba’s crises. The ship, which left from Mexico, includes food and personal hygiene items,…
Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff
Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Derek Dooley are competing for the Republican nomination to face Sen. Jon Ossoff in the midterm election.
US prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani
U.S. prosecutors are moving to drop charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest men. The Justice Department said Monday it will no longer pursue charges alleging…
FIFA signs another World Cup sponsor deal with the gambling industry
FIFA has added another gambling industry sponsor to the 2026 World Cup by signing Greece-based betting brand Betano to a regional deal covering Europe and South America. Betano was the…
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope Leo XIV and Anthropic's co-founder Christopher Olah are set to launch the pontiff’s first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," on May 25.